Gate.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

A. HENDRIGH.

GATE.

APPLICATION IILED NOV. 5.1906.

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AUGUST HENDRICH, OF GREENOASTLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HERCULES GATE COMPANY, OF PUTNAH COUNTY, INDIANA, A COR- PORATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

katented April 30, 1907.

Application filed e be 5, 1906. al N 342,160.

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Be it known that I, AUoUs'r HENDInon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greencastle, in the county of Putnam and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to swinging gates and has for its object the provision of a gate that can be swung to either side ol" the supporting post, that is made up of horizontal bars of metal tubing having one of their ends provided with transverse holes for the pintle of the hinges, vertical pickets, horizontal rods secured to said vertical pickets and diagonal braces.

The construction of my improvements will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which is a view showing my improved gate.

My improved gate comprises vertical bars or pickets 1 made of lengths of timber or other material through which extend tubular bars 2 having one of their ends provided with holes to receive the pint-1e of hinges secured to one of the posts A, the upper of said hinges being reversed as shown so as to prevent the gate from being lifted from its position.

4 indicates horizontal rods passing through pickets 1 having one of their ends secured to the end picket of the gate while the other ends are threaded to receive nuts 5 to tighten said rods.

6 indicates a diagonal brace rod having one end secured to one of the end pickets and its other end threaded and provided with a nut 7 to adjust the length of the rod.

8 indicates a sliding bolt latch having pivotally secured thereto a lever arm 9 lulcrumed on the horizontal bar 2 in thecen ter of the gate.

10 indicates a catch [or latch 8.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is- 1. A gate comprising vertical pickets, horizontal bars secured in said pickets having holes adapted to receive the pintles of hinges, horizontal rods secured in said pickets, and a diagonal brace rod secured through said pickets, substantially as shown and described.

2. A gate comprising vertical pickets, tubular horizontal bars secured in said pickets and having holes adapted to receive the pin tles of hinges, horizontal rods secured in said pickets, a diagonal brace rod secured in said pickets, a latch bolt slidably mounted in the end one of said vertical pickets, and a lever arm 'lulcrumcd on the gate and pivotally secured to said latch bolt, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AUGUST HENDRIOH.

Witnesses LIZZIE T. REED, HERMAN HOFFMANN. 

